NATO WORKSHOP
"Low Dose Radiation Risks: Present Research & Future Perspectives"
This workshop was supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, the International Union of Radioecology (IUR), International Association for Radiation Research (IARR), Institute of Molecular Biology NAS Ra and McMaster University.
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- Low Dose Radiobiology – an overview
Carmel Mothersill and Colin Seymour
Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
President of IUR - Radiation impact to ecosystems at low doses, issues and challenges ahead
François Bréchignac
Vice-president of IUR - Learning from Ecotoxicology in Shaping Future Directions in Radioecology
Andrea Bonisoli Alquati, PhD
Department of Biological Sciences - California State Polytechnic University, USA
General Secretary of IUR
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Monday March 31st
08:30-09:20 Registration
09:20-09:40 Welcome Address: A new future: rational and expected outputs of the ARW
Carmel Mothersill, Canada; Arsen Arakelyan, Armenia
Session 1 – Low-dose radiobiology and environmental toxicology background
Chaired by Carmel Mothersill, Canada
Session 2 - Low-dose effect mechanisms
Chaired by Arsen Arakelyan, Armenia
Session 3 – Multiple Stressors and markers
Chaired by Brit Salbu, Norway
Tuesday April 1st
Session 4 – Modelling approaches and novel tools
Chaired by Colin Seymour, Canada
Session 5 – Learning from other disciplines about multiple stressor interactions
Chaired by Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, USA
Wednesday April 2nd
Session 6 - System approaches in radiobiology and ecotoxicology
Chaired by Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, USA
Session 7: Omics, AOPs and toolboxes; specialised methods and techniques
Chaired by Rhea Desai, Canada